by Gary S. Berger | Nov 30, 2023 | Famous Equation
Albert Einstein is known throughout the world for his theory of relativity. He was only 16 years old when he made his first “rather childish” thought experiments relating to it, as he later recalled. “If a person could run after a light wave with the same speed as...
by Gary S. Berger | Nov 27, 2023 | Famous Equation, Book Excerpt
Einstein’s most famous equation, E=mc2 is also the world’s most famous equation. People often ask, what does E=mc2 mean; why is E=mc2 so famous; why is speed of light in E=mc2; and what is E=mc2 used for today? This brief article answers these questions, based on...